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S.D.A. Bible Commentary Vol. 5
and our works could not have been performed in the strength of our
own sinful natures.
The Lord has bidden us to draw nigh to Him and He will draw
nigh to us; and drawing nigh to Him, we receive the grace by which
to do those works which will be rewarded at His hands (
The Review
and Herald, January 29, 1895
).
28-30 (
Genesis 19:24, 25
). Rocked in Cradle of Carnal Se-
curity
—As the sun arose for the last time upon the cities of the
plain, the people thought to commence another day of godless riot.
All were eagerly planning their business or their pleasure, and the
messenger of God was derided for his fears and his warnings. Sud-
denly as the thunder peal from an unclouded sky, fell balls of fire
on the doomed capital. “So shall also the coming of the Son of man
be.” The people will be eating and drinking, planting and building,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the wrath of God shall be
poured out without mixture of mercy. The world will be rocked to
sleep in the cradle of carnal security.... The multitudes are striving
to forget God, and they eagerly accept fables, that they may pursue
the path of self-indulgence undisturbed (
The Review and Herald,
October 26, 1886
).